It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

SM Najmus Sakib

Journalist Dhaka

SM Najmus Sakib is a journalist based in Dhaka. His work focuses on human rights, refugee rights, public health, the environment and climate change. Follow him on Twitter @ns_rafsan.

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Garment Industry in Bangladesh Struggles to Contain Pollution	17 Jan 2023

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Circularity Issues / Evidence Indicators Interview

Fashion's vulnerability intensifies as climate projections threaten half the world's cotton crops by 2040, making circular material strategies essential for managing geopolitical sourcing instability.

Fashion Can’t Spin Circularity Anymore Without Hard Evidence on the Table

Subir Ghosh

18 November 2025

Faultlines / Politics of Waste / V Feature

Global efforts to define textile “waste” versus “reuse” could reshape international trade and environmental regulation, determining whose economies thrive and whose livelihoods are jeopardised under circularity rules.

The Global Waste Paradox: When Circularity Turns Political

Subir Ghosh

14 November 2025

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Climate Action / Marine Litter Feature

Plastic pollution kills over 1 million marine animals every year. The Seaqual transformation process reduces:37% CO2 emissions, 34% water consumption, and 40% energy use even as it empowers communities with better incomes and safer working conditions.

Why Collecting Ocean Waste Required Building Factories, Not Just Funding Beach Cleanups

Special Correspondent

24 November 2025

State of Handmade / Asif Shaikh Feature

Showcase from an event. Craft stands as identity and inheritance, carrying the confidence of a maker who knows each stitch represents history, memory, and the self-belief required to protect what ancestors built.

Why One Heritage Embroiderer Demands the Same Respect as International Luxury Brands

Richa Bansal

20 November 2025

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Turkey Industry / SME Prospects Report

Researchers applied a stakeholder-driven materiality framework, enabling four SMEs to identify sustainability priorities that mattered most to their operations, employees, customers, and broader supply chain partners.

Stakeholder Framework Helps Turkish Textile SMEs Meet EU Sustainability Demands

Special Correspondent

25 September 2025

Event Report / GFC Dornbirn Report

Dornbirn continued a very long tradition as a global network platform for an innovative exchange in the industry with over 125 lectures across four parallel sessions. More than 500 participants from 25 countries represented about 250 companies.

Fibre Industry in between Innovation, Upcoming Regulations and Competitiveness

Marina Crnoja-Cosic

23 September 2024

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Innovation / Composite Fabric

A biodegradable nanofibre fabric engineered to keep the body cooler under intense sunlight.

A Breakthrough Cooling Fabric Designed to Beat Extreme Heat

Staff Writer

26 November 2025

Research / Waterproof Coating

Along with fibres made from wood, the fungus produced a layer that blocks water, oil and grease absorption, and this impervious film could be used as an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings.

New Waterproof Coating on Sustainable, Biodegradable Materials Could Reduce Use of Single-Use Plastics

Staff Writer

25 November 2025